GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |